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Swiss gambling regulators have expanded the country\u2019s online access-blocking regime to nearly 3,000 restricted domains<\/strong>, after a fresh enforcement sweep targeting offshore operators offering casino games and sports betting to Swiss consumers without a domestic licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action was coordinated by the Eidgen\u00f6ssische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK)<\/strong>\u2014the federal casino regulator\u2014and Gespa<\/strong>, the inter-cantonal authority responsible for lotteries and sports betting. Authorities said monitoring of media and online environments will be stepped up<\/strong> and the \u201cListe der Gesperrten Domain\u201d (blocked-domain list) will be updated more frequently<\/strong> as enforcement intensifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Under Switzerland\u2019s Money Gaming Act (Geldspielgesetz\/BGS)<\/strong>, online gambling services must be restricted when an operator lacks a Swiss licence\u2014most commonly because the business is based abroad or the origin of service is concealed\u2014requiring Swiss ISPs to implement technical blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESBK continues to warn that consumers who access unlicensed sites are not committing a criminal offence, but do so at their own risk<\/strong>, notably because illegal platforms provide weaker player-protection safeguards; ESBK also publishes updates in the Federal Gazette<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The blacklist push lands as Switzerland\u2019s Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP)<\/strong> has launched a formal evaluation of the 2018 framework, reviewing whether channelisation, player protection and integrity objectives are being met\u2014and whether enforcement tools like the blacklist are delivering the intended outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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